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data storage devices [4]click to hear

Electronic devices used to record or save data on a magnetic or optical medium.
data storage devices [4] diskette protect tab shutter jacket access window external floppy disk drive cassette drive cassette

diskette click to hear

Rigid case that contains a small flexible magnetic disk on which data can be written, erased and rewritten several times.

protect tab click to hear

Sliding part that covers the write protection notch; it protects the diskette against any accidental changes to its contents.

shutter click to hear

Sliding part that covers the read slot when the diskette is not in use.

jacket click to hear

access window click to hear

Opening in the case where a disk passes in front of the read/write head of a floppy disk drive.

external floppy disk drive click to hear

Stand-alone device that is linked by cable to a computer; it is used to read and write data on a diskette.

cassette drive click to hear

Device used to read and record data on a cassette recording tape.

cassette click to hear

Rigid case that contains a recording tape on which data can be recorded.